Pyxis (genus)
| Pyxis | |
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| Spider tortoise | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Pyxis Bell, 1827[1] |
Pyxis is a genus of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It contains the following species:
- Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
- Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
References
Tortoise family of turtles (Testudinidae) | ||||
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| Genus |
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| Aldabrachelys | ||||
| Astrochelys | ||||
| Chelonoidis | ||||
| Chersina | ||||
| Centrochelys | ||||
| Cylindraspis† | ||||
| Geochelone | ||||
| Gopherus | ||||
| Homopus | ||||
| Indotestudo | ||||
| Kinixys | ||||
| Malacochersus | ||||
| Manouria | ||||
| Psammobates | ||||
| Pyxis | ||||
| Stigmochelys | ||||
| Testudo | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Key: †=extinct. | ||||
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